Create WiFi hotspot on a Laptop which is connected via Ethernet to router

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rodders666

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Ok, trying to sort this out:
My daughter has very bad WiFi in her room, I've tried extenders but no luck. I bought a powerline adapter which has been great for her laptop and has stopped the buffering on YouTube etc.
What I want to try to do though is use this connected laptop and create a WiFi hotspot for her to connect her tablet/phone to her own network which would give her decent WiFi strength in her room.
Can this be done?

I have tried reading through some other threads but I'm getting myself confused. Some make it sound really simple, others make it sound harder.

Thanks in advance
 
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I would simply get an access point (or turn an old router into) and plug it into the powerline adapter. This way the laptop does not have to be ON in order for the phone/tablet to have access.
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It is very possible and pretty easy. If the laptop is wired to the router all you have to do is go to network settings and create a new connection, under the 5 or so connection types to choose from there should be one that says hotspot or set up wireless connection.
 
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Might possibly have to bridge the connections too... Otherwise the Wifi and the Wired Ethernet are technically two different independent networks.
 
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No need, I've done this before. You will need to bridge the connections if the opposite is true, I've had to use my laptop as a hub in my friend's basement, I used his wireless connection and ran a cable from laptop to desktop. That's when I had to bridge, but you can set up a connection, the other way around cable to wireless simply by making an access point for devices. At least that's how it's done with Windows 7 :/
 
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Thank you, I did manage to sort this out with some tinkering and once Access Point was mentioned I got some good information.

Inside the Command Prompt window, type the following command:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=******** key=******** keyUsage=persistent
(where ******** is the name and password you want) > Press Enter

Still in command prompt type:

netsh wlan start hostednetwork
> Press Enter

The virtual wireless adapter is now started and shown in the Network and Sharing Center.

In the Network and Sharing Center, select the Ethernet connection > Right Click > Properties > Sharing > check the box near "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" > Select the virtual adapter that was created earlier. Click OK all the way out.

I then restarted the laptop. From there I then Opened Device Manager > Click View > Show hidden devices. Go to Network adapters. Locate Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter. Right click it and select Enable. Then open command prompt and use the commands below again:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow
> Press Enter

netsh wlan start hostednetwork
> Press Enter

This has been running fine as long as the laptop is on (not sleeping). If Laptop has gone to sleep and the connection seems lost, run this command in command promt:

netsh wlan start hostednetwork
> Press Enter


It's done great for my needs and my daughter can now view youtube videos without buffering which makes her happy, which means I'm not getting earache :)

EDIT: I set the command prompt "netsh wlan start hostednetwork" up as a .bat file which makes it easy for my daughter to run without having to go into the command prompt.
 
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